Now, as local officials and state lawmakers brace for the inevitable by preemptively welcoming or banning legal weed sales, Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam is one step ahead, already prepping for a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada on what is billed as a fact-finding mission to see how gaming and ganja have successfully cohabitated in Sin City.

According to NJ.com, Gilliam has already expressed interest in bringing legal weed businesses and sales to Atlantic City, even informally asking Murphy to turn the East Coast gambling hub into a test city for adult-use cannabis sales and consumption.

"The key for me is to get more knowledge on how they rolled out the process and understand the pros and cons," Gilliam told NJ.com. "They have gaming like we do, so I want to figure out how those things coexist, and figure out to make it work for Atlantic City."

In addition to Atlantic City’s mayor, a number of New Jersey state lawmakers, cannabis regulators, and city officials will join Gilliam on the Las Vegas trip, including visits to a cultivation center, retail shops, and meetings with Nevada officials.

Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia whose work has appeared on Noisey, First We Feast, and Jenkem Magazine. You can find him on Twitter @10000youtubes complaining about NBA referees. Contact.

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Slots and Skunk: Atlantic City Mayor Looks to Las Vegas as New Jersey Anticipates Legal Cannabis

Now, as local officials and state lawmakers brace for the inevitable by preemptively welcoming or banning legal weed sales, Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam is one step ahead, already prepping for a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada on what is billed as a fact-finding mission to see how gaming and ganja have successfully cohabitated in Sin City.

According to NJ.com, Gilliam has already expressed interest in bringing legal weed businesses and sales to Atlantic City, even informally asking Murphy to turn the East Coast gambling hub into a test city for adult-use cannabis sales and consumption.

"The key for me is to get more knowledge on how they rolled out the process and understand the pros and cons," Gilliam told NJ.com. "They have gaming like we do, so I want to figure out how those things coexist, and figure out to make it work for Atlantic City."

In addition to Atlantic City’s mayor, a number of New Jersey state lawmakers, cannabis regulators, and city officials will join Gilliam on the Las Vegas trip, including visits to a cultivation center, retail shops, and meetings with Nevada officials.

Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia whose work has appeared on Noisey, First We Feast, and Jenkem Magazine. You can find him on Twitter @10000youtubes complaining about NBA referees. Contact.